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    The subclavian vein is a paired large vein, one on either side of the body, that is responsible for draining blood from the upper extremities, allowing...
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  • Thumbnail for Subclavian artery
    posterior. This is in contrast to the subclavian vein, which travels anterior to the scalenus anterior. As the subclavian artery crosses the lateral border...
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  • Thumbnail for Brachiocephalic vein
    internal jugular vein and subclavian vein (the so-called venous angle) behind the sternoclavicular joint. The left brachiocephalic vein is more than twice the...
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  • Thumbnail for Jugular vein
    jugular veins: external and internal. The left and right external jugular veins drain into the subclavian veins. The internal jugular veins join with...
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  • Thumbnail for External jugular vein
    sternocleidomastoideus obliquely, and in the subclavian triangle perforates the deep fascia, and ends in the subclavian vein lateral to or in front of the scalenus...
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  • Thumbnail for Central venous catheter
    commonly placed in veins in the neck (internal jugular vein), chest (subclavian vein or axillary vein), groin (femoral vein), or through veins in the arms (also...
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  • Thumbnail for Internal jugular vein
    the root of the neck, it unites with the subclavian vein to form the brachiocephalic vein (innominate vein); a little above its termination is a second...
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  • Thumbnail for Peripherally inserted central catheter
    catheters in major veins such as the subclavian vein, the internal jugular vein or the femoral vein. Subclavian and jugular line placements may result...
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  • Thumbnail for Axillary vein
    vein, lateral thoracic vein and thoraco-acromial vein. It terminates at the lateral margin of the first rib, at which it becomes the subclavian vein....
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  • In general, Subclavian means beneath the clavicle, and it may refer to: Subclavian vein Subclavian artery Subclavian nerve (part of the Brachial plexus)...
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